Tokyo International Film Festival will highlight the work of internationally acclaimed director Koji Fukada at the 33rd edition of the festival, running October 31 – November 9, 2020.
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Director Koji Fukada Gets the Spotlight at 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival
Koji Fukada at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016. (Dick Thomas Johnson)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s WIFE OF A SPY to Open Perlak Section of 68th San Sebastian Festival
Wife of a Spy directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Wife of a Spy directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa will open the Perlak section of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, which will consist of nine films selected for international festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Deauville and Sundance.
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Lesbian Drama AMMONITE Starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan will Close London Film Festival
Ammonite, directed by Francis Lee, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The BFI London Film Festival will close this year’s 64th edition of the festival with the biopic Ammonite, directed by Francis Lee, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The film will receive its UK premiere on Saturday October 17th and will be available to UK audiences at cinemas across UK.
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Amanda Seales will Host Mr. SOUL! Special Online Talkback
(L TO R) – AMANDA SEALES; TOP TILE – MELISSA HAIZLIP/BLAIR UNDERWOOD; MIDDLE TILE – STAN LATHAN/NIKKI GIOVANNI; BOTTOM TILE – SONIA SANCHEZ/ROBERT GLASPER/THE LAST POETS/BLACK IVORY – Courtesy of Shoes in the Bed Productions Comedian/Actress/Producer Amanda Seales will guest host the upcoming Mr. SOUL! Premiere Kickback – a special online talkback celebrating the opening weekend of the award winning documentary film – Mr. SOUL! – directed by Melissa Haizlip and the nation’s March on Washington weekend.
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Gael Garcia Bernal’s CHICUAROTES will Open Virtual 12th Hola México Film Festival
Chicuarotes The 12th annual edition Hola México Film Festival, billed as the largest Mexican film festival outside of Mexico, will make its virtual debut September 11-20 exclusively via the Spanish-language premium streaming service PANTAYA.
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IFC FILMS to Release STARDUST, David Bowie Glam-rock, Road-trip Film
Stardust, starring Johnny Flynn IFC Films will release David Bowie glam-rock, road-trip film Stardust, starring award-winning actor and musician Johnny Flynn (EMMA.) as the legendary music icon, with comedian, podcaster, and actor Marc Maron (Glow, Sword of Trust) and indie starlet Jena Malone (Antebellum) as Bowie’s wife Angie. The film is directed by Gabriel Range and co-written with Christopher Bell.
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Ozzy Tweets First Look at Documentary, “Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne”
Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne | Director: R. Greg Johnston | Credit: Cameron Glendenning Ozzy Osbourne today revealed on Twitter, the first look at the upcoming documentary Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, set to premiere Monday, September 7th on A&E.
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IFC Films Will Release FAREWELL AMOR, Ekwa Msangi’s Sundance Hit
Farewell Amor directed by Ekwa Msangi IFC Films will release the deeply personal and intergenerational immigrant story, Farewell Amor, written and directed by breakout director and Sundance Institute fellow, Ekwa Msangi. The film marks Msangi’s feature directorial debut, and stars Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Joie Lee, Marcus Scribner, and Nana Mensah.
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2020 Toronto International Film Festival Unveils In Conversation With.. Speakers + Short Films Lineup
Claire Denis, Barry Jenkins, Ava DuVernay, Saoirse Ronan Toronto International Film Festival announced today additional events for TIFF 2020 including In Conversation With… talks, Special Events, and Short Cuts lineup of 36 short films.
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Fantasia Fest Adds a Free Virtual Talk Event with Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard
Finn Wolfhard British Columbian actor and musician Finn Wolfhard burst onto the world stage in the culture-shifting Netflix series Stranger Things with subsequent performances in the IT films, The Goldfinch, The Turning, and The Addams Family, among others, and forthcoming roles in Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson’s recently announced Pinocchio, Wolfhard has solidified his standing as a major international talent.
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‘ARZAK Since 1897’ will Open Culinary Zinema of San Sebastian Festival
ARZAK Since 1897 ARZAK Since 1897, the documentary by Asier Altuna about the restaurant run by Juan Mari Arzak and his daughter Elena, will open the Culinary Zinema section at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition. The other 3 films in the section include Camí lliure / Free Way (Vía libre), by Ángel Parra, which also has a strong family component and shows the relationship between chefs Raül Balam and his mother Carme Ruscalleda, while La receta del equilibrio, by Óscar Bernàcer, places the chef Ricard Camarena before the challenge of opening his premises after the lockdown. Lastly, The Truffle Hunters, by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, brings a portrait of several elderly people and their search for the coveted white truffle in Italy’s Piedmont region.
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13 Documentaries Selected for European Film Awards 2020
SAUDI RUNAWAY directed by Susanne Regina Meures The European Film Academy and EFA Productions announced the EFA Documentary Selection, a list of 13 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for this year’s European Film Awards. There are 14 European countries represented in this year’s EFA Documentary Selection.